Eating It Out @ Pondy

My second half is bitten by the travel bug and more often than not, we try to hit the road. It’s a really good thing though cuz that means I get to try out even more avenues to eat:-p. I have been to Pondicherry twice and in no particular order, here is the list of eating joints I’ve tried:

• 1.       Don Giovanni
• 2.      Le Cafe
• 3.       Sciro Pizza
• 4.      Tantos
• 5.      Baker Street
• 6.       Bon Bakes
• 7.      La Dupleix
• 8.      L’ Orient
• 9.      Promenade
• 10.  Surguru

Sharing with all you lovely folks, my take on each of these:

Don Giovanni – yes the name sounds promising and it has its very own Italian chef preparing the food for you. However, the taste is mediocre. We ordered Greek Salad and Spinach and Mushroom Ravioli. The salad was mostly tomatoes while the pasta was very chewy. Due to the roof top setting and moderate prices it didn’t pinch us so much.

Le Café – is always crowded since it’s the lone café right at the rocky beach. We had café mocha, Grilled Veg. Sandwich and Cold Coffee. All were quite good except that the cold coffee was a little too watery for my liking. However, the awesome sea facing seating made up for it.

@ Le' Cafe

SciroPizza – Run by Antonio Scirocco and located in the Auroville visitor center cafeteria, its offers a variety of wood burn pizzas. Also serves regular south Indian food and healthy platters. We ordered a Veg. Tasty Pizza (yeah that was the name) and the Veggie Healthy Platter. The pizza had this rustic, woody burnt feel to it which we loved and the platter was unconventional almost bordering on continental. What I really loved was the combination of Ragi Roti and Mushroom Sauce.

Healthy Platter @ Auroville Cafeteria

Wood Burn Pizza @ Sciro Pizza

Tantos - Again located in Auroville cafeteria … its good for trying out wood burn pizza, calzones, pasta and the like.

BakerStreet – had heard rave reviews about this place and had to visit this for breakfast. We ordered Veg. Focaccia Sandwich and Butter/Chocolate Croissants. We just loved the Croissants. Nice and buttery they were. We got some packed for the journey back to Bangalore as well J

@ Baker Street

Bon Bakes – again one of the several bakeries in Pondy, we went to this one by chance while strolling around in town. I loved the Mushroom roll here. Coffee was good too. Would recommend this place for evening snacks.

LaDupleix – went to the Gourmet restaurant for dinner. The building is worth admiring for its Tamil and French architecture. We tried out their French dishes (names I cannot spell or pronounce now :-P). But, whatever it was … it was awesome!

L’Orient – Located on Rue Romain Rolland road, this is one of the heritage hotel in Pondy. The restaurant was recommended for its Creole and we chose this one for a quiet dinner. The ambiance was pretty amazing. You sit in a old world French villa for a charming candle light dinner. Loved this place!!! We ordered -  Curry Creole Au Choix, Quiche Aux Courgettes ET Tomato, Trilogie Chocolat ... :-)))). Simply speaking … Mushroom Curry Creole (a coconut based curry) with Rice, Spinach and Tomoto Quiche and Triple Chocolate for dessert. This time around I ensured I had the names right.

Promenade – tried out their dinner buffet. One of the best buffets in town. Consists of continental, Indian and Italian cuisines. Should try if you get a chance.

Surguru – one of the best restaurants for south Indian food in Pondy. I had the meals here!

Hope this was useful for you all. Do share your restaurant experiences in Pondy in the comments section below. I will use your recommendation for my next visit.

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